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5 til Midnight Launch and the Conference this week has slowed me down. Hope this is a good consolation. Discussion on China and Chinese culture with Pat MacFarlane for his show, Vital Dissent. 

Back to regular schedule next week with episode on  architecture on Monday. 

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Brad Pearce joins me again to discuss his substack articles and wonderful geopolitics reporting. 

https://substack.com/@thewaywardrabbler

Illegitimate Scholar Live - Weekly @ 8pm eastern on Thursdays, anthropological, libertarian, and outsider perspective. 

We discuss the recent coup in Niger and its place in the greater crises of the Sahel and West Africa. We discuss this within the context of shifting foreign influence in the nations of the area, and varying levels of regional authority. This is a region of the world often not discussed but has high population and this has the potential to have worldwide implications and if not handled properly, mass suffering of innocent people. 

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My favorite fellow podcasters and I sat down for the second time to discuss the arguments of Jared Diamond "Guns, Germs, and Steel, other topics in Anthropology, and discussion of the origin of the wheel and the Indo-Aryans.


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"American Nations" - Cultural history of the US focused on distinct cultural areas and their affects.  Link: https://amzn.to/3P6lTwn

The three big anthropology books I recommend : 

"Guns, Germs and Steel" - https://amzn.to/3qI271S


"Dawn of Everything" Graeber/Wengrow - culturally left wing big (pop) anthropology/history book. Good for diversity of thought, many good references here.  - https://amzn.to/47Fl6uH

"Sapiens" - Globalist/WEF but a decent take to understand their position. -https://amzn.to/47FEW95


Other reccomendations: 

"The Korean War" -Bruce Cummings, history of colonization of Korea and the context of the nationalist/communist wars of East Asia. - https://amzn.to/3smlLB3

"Oracle Bones" - Book on China from a journalist's perspective in the 90s, exceptional and if people want to read one book on China I recommend this one.  - https://amzn.to/3YOOfzE

"1491" - Mann. So much of what we know about Native Americans is tainted by influence of Europeans (by the time Europeans were writing a lot of stuff down, especially in English 200 years had passed since first contact and almost everyone was dead and the cultures were irrevocably changed, even if they didn't meet Europeans yet). The lost history of pre-Columbian western hemisphere is a glimpse into so many unique cultures that challenge our assumptions of human nature as well as history. - https://amzn.to/45luIsM

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1. Today, how do religions form and evolve based on new and changing circumstances? What do they practically provide adherents and cultures?
   1. How do religious beliefs reflect their environment?
      1. Human
      2. Physical
      3. Need of the society
   2. What conditions lead to a new religious practice and the decline of old?
      1. Examples
      2. Syncretic Religions and their extreme
   3. Then some specific examples of religions applied practically

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"American Nations" - Cultural history of the US focused on distinct cultural areas and their affects.  Link: https://amzn.to/3P6lTwn

The three big anthropology books I recommend : 

"Guns, Germs and Steel" - https://amzn.to/3qI271S


"Dawn of Everything" Graeber/Wengrow - culturally left wing big (pop) anthropology/history book. Good for diversity of thought, many good references here.  - https://amzn.to/47Fl6uH

"Sapiens" - Globalist/WEF but a decent take to understand their position. -https://amzn.to/47FEW95


Other reccomendations: 

"The Korean War" -Bruce Cummings, history of colonization of Korea and the context of the nationalist/communist wars of East Asia. - https://amzn.to/3smlLB3

"Oracle Bones" - Book on China from a journalist's perspective in the 90s, exceptional and if people want to read one book on China I recommend this one.  - https://amzn.to/3YOOfzE

"1491" - Mann. So much of what we know about Native Americans is tainted by influence of Europeans (by the time Europeans were writing a lot of stuff down, especially in English 200 years had passed since first contact and almost everyone was dead and the cultures were irrevocably changed, even if they didn't meet Europeans yet). The lost history of pre-Columbian western hemisphere is a glimpse into so many unique cultures that challenge our assumptions of human nature as well as history. - https://amzn.to/45luIsM

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchase

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In this episode I go back to definitions and use the anthropological definition found in my old textbook. I go over the definition and define each of the individual terms, giving indigenous and contemporary examples. I also apply each of the terms to Wokeism to establish why wokism is a religion. Let me know your thoughts in the Discord if you agree or disagree.



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Books and Audible:

Audible AUDIOBOOKS, free trial:

https://amzn.to/3TJOARA

"American Nations" - Cultural history of the US focused on distinct cultural areas and their affects.  Link: https://amzn.to/3P6lTwn

The three big anthropology books I recommend : 

"Guns, Germs and Steel" - https://amzn.to/3qI271S


"Dawn of Everything" Graeber/Wengrow - culturally left wing big (pop) anthropology/history book. Good for diversity of thought, many good references here.  - https://amzn.to/47Fl6uH

"Sapiens" - Globalist/WEF but a decent take to understand their position. -https://amzn.to/47FEW95


Other reccomendations: 

"The Korean War" -Bruce Cummings, history of colonization of Korea and the context of the nationalist/communist wars of East Asia. - https://amzn.to/3smlLB3

"Oracle Bones" - Book on China from a journalist's perspective in the 90s, exceptional and if people want to read one book on China I recommend this one.  - https://amzn.to/3YOOfzE

"1491" - Mann. So much of what we know about Native Americans is tainted by influence of Europeans (by the time Europeans were writing a lot of stuff down, especially in English 200 years had passed since first contact and almost everyone was dead and the cultures were irrevocably changed, even if they didn't meet Europeans yet). The lost history of pre-Columbian western hemisphere is a glimpse into so many unique cultures that challenge our assumptions of human nature as well as history. - https://amzn.to/45luIsM

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchase

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Rex Shenaniganz, a fellow veteran and substack writer, and I sit down to discuss Prepper culture in 2023. Great conversation.


Find Rex's work here: https://substack.com/@rexshenaniganz


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1. ‘K*ll the Boer’ Song Fuels Backlash in South Africa and U.S
   1. Double standards
2. Donald Trump pleads 'not guilty' during arraignment in Jan. 6 case
   1. https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/donald-trump-indictment-hearing-jan-6
   2. Read his statement
   3. Idk about ballots
      1. But the Twitter files
      2. COllusion between government tech to silence Hunter Biden story
      3. They screwed with the election just based on these
      4. Changed the rules of the election=
         1. Mail in
         2. Benefited them
      5. Talks of court packing
      6. Charges for things others do but don’t get arrested
3. Historically Low Faith in U.S. Institutions Continues
   1. https://news.gallup.com/poll/508169/historically-low-faith-institutions-continues.aspx
   2. Criminal Justice system doing the Trump indictment is at 17%
   3. Public schools below 50% trust for both Dems and Republicans
   4. Now a former president is being arrested? 
      1. And he’s trying to get reelected
         1. Clear violation of force
4. What does this lead to? - “End of the World is Just Beginning”
   1. If you are listening and you think this is a good thing, what do you think comes from this?
   2. At what point does something happen?
   3. High Pressure release metaphor

1. China 19th Century
   1. If you listened to it my episode on CHina
   2. Opium Wars make it clear a foreign power can walk in, Qing weak
   3. Things get bad, then they get fixed, could be good or bad

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In this episode, my friend and I discuss the Anthropology of Religion. I start with a few definitions of religion and then we go from there. I discuss a lot of different factors about the anthropology of religion.

Patreon incoming. Tell me what you want to see.



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This is ISL, Illegitimate Scholar live, news current events discussed by the Illegitimate Scholar. Live recording is done every Thursday night, 8pm eastern

Adam Nutter:

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Tafari Campbell: Police say nothing suspicious with chef’s drowning as Obama daughters leave island


DeSantis doubles down on claim that some Blacks benefited from slavery


Civil unrest, legal appeals and military disobedience: What Israel may face after Supreme Court law change


US: Muslim parents protest losing right to opt out of LGBTQ school books

Algebra 1 effectively eliminated from Harvard-area middle schools because too many white and Asian students were taking it: Report

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Welcome to the Illegitimate Scholar podcast, the weekly cultural anthropology podcast that explores our senseless world through indigenous and historical examples, academic methods, and social science. In this episode, the host, Sam, delves into the Anthropology of Religion, seeking to understand the various perspectives on religion from an academic, indigenous, and historical standpoint.

Sam begins by clarifying that everyone worships something, and the only choice we have is what to worship. He dismisses atheism as a "fake" concept and declares his intention to approach the topic of religion without bias or offense. Sam shares his religious background, explaining that he was raised in a Catholic family, but has since been exposed to various religious beliefs, including Unitarianism, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism. He expresses interest in understanding religion from a lens of eternal truth and cultural context.

The podcast then explores different definitions of religion provided by renowned anthropologists. Emile Durkheim defines religion as a unified system of beliefs and practices related to sacred things, forming a moral community. Clifford Geertz views religion as a system of symbols that shape powerful and long-lasting moods and motivations. Melford Spiro describes religion as an institution involving culturally patterned interactions with culturally postulated superhuman beings.

Sam emphasizes that religion is a cultural construct and becomes problematic when people attempt to rigidly define it or deny its existence. He argues that religion is an essential aspect of human life, whether it involves traditional faith or secular beliefs.

Throughout the series, Sam promises to explore various religious examples and cultural perspectives, using ethnographies and audience suggestions. He encourages listeners to join the conversation on the Discord platform and participate in enriching discussions.

Join Sam on the Illegitimate Scholar podcast to gain insights into the complex and diverse nature of religion across different cultures and historical contexts. (AI written for keywords)

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